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UNIT D STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE H. MERRILL, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

LUBRICATINKGVCOMPOUND FOR CAR-AXLES, 84,0.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 246,532, dated August 30, 1881.

Application filed March 12, 1881.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, GE RGE H. IVIERRILL, of the city of New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have made certain new and useful Improvements in Lubrieating Compounds for Gar-Axles and other Machinery; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and clear description thereof.

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settling in the still after the distillation of petroleum, and which is known as petroleumtar, its commercial name in the oil trade being residuum one pound oflime and one gal lon of water, which form an alkali, and one-half pound graphite. WVhen the above-named ingredients are thoroughly and properly mixed and compounded the preparation is complete.

The mode of application will be readily understood without any further explanation.

Having described my invention, I claim- The combination oftallow, rosin, the settling in the still after the distillation of-' petroleum, which is known as petroleumaar or residuum, lime and water, which form an alkali, and graphite, in the proportions and for the uses and purposes as above set forth.

Dated, New York, March 11, 1881.

Gr. H. MERRILL. l Vitnesses:

ANDREW N. RANKIN, J OHN HAHN, Jr. 

